Chapter 81 – Episode 81
Meanwhile, when Lee Jun-seok is sitting alone outside the café and Kim Im-seol is chatting with Ga-hye and Na-yu…
A small bar in Seoul.
In this private space on the second floor, Lee Jun-seok’s father, Lee Seok-won, was having a drink with his old friend Park Hoon.
“Okay, why did you ask to see me?”
While they were chatting and having fun for a while, Park Hoon asked Seok-won Lee.
“Reason? “What reason do I need to see my friend?”
“No need. But they say you have a face.”
Lee Seok-won was embarrassed by those words and ran his hand down his face.
“What, did you put something on it?”
“No.”
“But why do you say such things?”
“That’s because I’m a professional.”
Saying that, Park Hoon took a sip of whiskey.
“If you do this job for a long time, you start to see what other people think. How many people come to me with unspeakable reasons? Isn’t that right?”
“That… That’s right.”
Lee Seok-won nodded at Park Hoon’s words.
“If you work at a detective agency, a lot of strange people will come to you.”
“It’s called detective. “Don’t call it a hotline.”
Park Hoon corrected Lee Seok-won’s words, but he ignored what he said and ignored it.
“That’s not it.”
“They won’t listen to your request?”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Haeng.”
Seokwon Lee smiled mischievously and held his glass forward.
Ta-da.
The sound of two glasses colliding resonates slightly.
“Anyway, you really look like a ghost. How can you tell just by looking at my face that I have something to ask for?”
“So you’re a detective.”
A friend who lives in the countryside suddenly came to visit and asked to see him, and I could sense a hint of seriousness in his voice.
Besides, if you ask to meet up for a drink, wouldn’t there be a smaller chance of nothing going on?
Park Hoon didn’t necessarily say such thoughts out loud.
“Yeah, well… “Can you do something strange for me?”
“Something weird? “What is it?”
“I don’t know.”
“Huh?”
Is this your first time seeing a guy like this in all your detective work?
Park Hoon opened his eyes round and asked with his eyes.
“Oh, that’s right, I don’t know what to do either, so I’d like to get some advice from you.”
“Oh yeah.”
You should have said that already.
“That… Hmm… “
“If it’s difficult to say, just say it out loud. That’s the most convenient.”
“I understand. That… “Don’t think it’s too strange after hearing it?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t even start rumors?”
“Okay. Are you cheating on me?”
“No, can I possibly do that?”
“Then what is it?”
After.
In response to Park Hoon’s question, Lee Seok-won sighed once and started talking.
***
After a while…
“Okay, so… “Your son is living with two women. Do you want me to know if those two women are legitimate children?”
“No, that’s not it… No, it would be nice if you could do that too… “
Lee Seok-won took time to speak at length, but Park Hoon condenses it into just two sentences.
“More important than that, I want to find out if my son is really serious.”
“Ah, that way.”
When Park Hoon heard those words, he looked at Seok-won Lee with interest.
“You’re so funny too.”
“What?”
“At times like this, you always look after other people and never suspect your own family.”
“I’m not doubting it, I’m not doubting it… “
After saying that, Seokwon Lee groaned as if he couldn’t organize his thoughts.
“Then what? Worried?”
“I’m not worried… Honestly, even if it’s my son, isn’t it a big deal to handle two women?”
“Yes.”
“Then, shouldn’t we check whether that bastard is sincere or not and whether everything will be okay in the future?”
Park Hoon didn’t respond to those words, but he was thinking yes in his heart.
“This guy might think he’s so proud of having two women and try to hook up with another woman… “I want to do a test to see if something like that won’t happen in the future.”
“You are a very good person too.”
Lee Seok-won frowned at Park Hoon’s words.
“No, it’s obvious, isn’t it? “Shouldn’t the father check what his son is doing?”
“That son is an adult.”
“No matter what, he’s my baby for the rest of his life.”
Park Hoon smiled and nodded to Lee Seok-won’s words.
“Yes, you are right.”
Park Hoon really liked this kind side of Lee Seok-won.
That’s why he wanted to listen to Lee Seok-won’s request.
Huh?”
“By the way… Then we need to check your son’s sincerity… Hmm… “
Park Hoon thought about a method for a while and came up with a number.
“Okay, that will work.”
“What is it?”
Park Hoon immediately explained his method to Lee Seok-won.
“Uh… Is that possible?”
“Huh. It won’t be difficult. “I have an assistant, and if necessary, I can hire someone.”
“Her… The criminal investigation office is terrifying.”
“Detective. Detective. Was it like this?”
Park Hoon glared at Lee Seok-won and poured the remaining whiskey in her glass into her mouth.
“Here’s one more drink.”
“Yes.”
The bartender immediately took Park Hoon’s order and handed him a glass of whiskey on the rocks.
“… Hey, but… “
“Why. Well, we will make sure there are no problems.”
“No, I’m sure you’ll be good at that. Rather… Isn’t it strange?”
“Huh? “What?”
“A guy who lives with two women… What… The ability is good, but… That kind of thing isn’t common… Even though he’s my son… “
The moment Park Hoon heard those words, he became quiet.
“An outlier after all?”
“Phew!”
In response to Lee Seok-won’s confirmation question, Park Hoon spit out some of the alcohol he was drinking.
“Fuhahaha! Haha!”
“Hey, you bastard, what a dirty thing you are doing!”
Haha! Cluck, cluck, puh-puh, puh-ha-ha-ha-ha!”
Park Hoon is constantly smiling.
Lee Seok-won waved his hand and took a tissue from the bartender and handed it to Park Hoon.
“Puha, cold! Cough, Cough!”
“Wipe, wipe.”
“Uh… “
“There is water here too.”
“Fuuuuu! Thank you… “
Park Hoon manages to calm down with the tissues and water that Lee Seok-won gives him.
When he became calm, Lee Seok-won asked.
“What’s so funny?”
“You really… Sunsoonta, kekeut… “
“Naive?”
“Your son said he convinced you throughout the trip?”
“Yes.”
“If you work hard to be accepted by your family with two women, you are sincere and kind. “It’s not that big of a deal.”
“It’s nothing special?”
“When you work as a detective, you see all kinds of things. Compared to that, your son is not only good, but very sincere. Honestly, I don’t think there’s any need to even test it… “
With those words, Park Hoon began to reveal some of what he had experienced.
After hearing the story, Seok-Hoon Lee soon found himself asking countless questions, ‘Is that true?’
So the two men enjoyed drinking and talking for a while.
***
The next day, I went to work only after taking my parents, who had stayed at the hotel for the night, to the bus terminal.
‘What did you talk about with your mother?’
‘B~mil.’
‘Yes, it’s a secret.’
‘To me too?’
‘Huh. ‘I made a promise between women.’
‘I can’t say it.’
I don’t know what the hell they talked about, but I was glad that the three of them seemed to get along well.
‘Mother, when she passed away, she told me to do well… ‘I guess it’s okay to think that you’ve been recognized, right?’
I felt proud that I had crossed an important step.
Gahye’s parents, uncle, and even my parents…
Haven’t we accepted all the persuasion from the families involved with the three of us?
‘Of course, Ga-hye’s parents are a bit… It takes time though.’
We have no choice but to wait.
Anyway, thanks to this, I felt better, and although it had been a while since I went to work, I worked better than usual.
It feels like the speed and results are 1.5 times better.
I guess I had such a satisfying day for about 3 days.
I experienced something strange.
***
“Thank you all for your hard work. Let’s get off work.”
“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”
“Thank you for your hard work~”
According to the policy of the boss and me, I had the employees leave work early, and I just finished cleaning up and left the company.
I hummed cheerfully, of course, after making sure there was no one around, while waiting to cross the crosswalk…
“…”
Someone came and stood next to me.
It was a woman.
She was an impressive beauty with short, slightly silver-dyed hair, sophisticated makeup, and a cool yet sexy sleeveless shirt.
But what stood out more than anything else was…
‘Your breasts are so big.’
It was the heart.
I never thought I would see someone with breasts similar in size to Gahye or Nayu.
She was an incredible beauty with breasts that were not only non-Asian but also post-Western.
Maybe you get a number every time you take 3 steps?
Huh? What?
Isn’t she observing the woman in too much detail?
No, it has to be that way…
‘Why is this person standing next to me?’
Because she was standing right next to me.
Just a moment ago, I was even humming to myself, and there was no one standing in front of this crosswalk right now.
I was alone.
Until this woman came.
But then this woman suddenly appeared, and she wasn’t even at a reasonable distance, but she was right next to me, barely a step away.
I wasn’t even standing in the middle of the street.
Like a law-abiding citizen, I was standing on the right side of the road, at the end.
‘Do you have something to do with me? ‘
With those thoughts in mind, I looked at her, but she wasn’t looking at me and was just looking in front of her.
With a smiling face, radiating happy energy as if something exciting was happening.
‘What is it really… Why are you next to me… ‘
While I was sweating freezing in the hot weather, I crossed the crosswalk right away when the light changed.
The woman followed me and crossed.
She isn’t right next to me, but she follows me half a step behind.
While walking, I intentionally tried to speed up my steps, but I also matched that pace.
‘This person has something to see to me.’
What on earth is it?
Suddenly having someone like this just makes me feel anxious.
In the past, I would have said it was exciting, but not anymore.
“I… “
After crossing the crosswalk, the woman opened her mouth.
I looked around me before turning to the woman, just in case.
But there was no one else within range to hear that voice.
“By any chance, am I…?”
“Yes, oppa there.”
I am an only child.
Ga-hye rarely calls me oppa and only calls me by my first name, so it feels very awkward to call me oppa.
“Oppa, maybe… “
Do you believe in the Tao?
I was nervous for a moment to say something like that.
“Can you tell me your number?”
“Yes? Why?”
A reverse question came out of my mouth in a slightly stupid voice.
“Oh, that’s right… Why would you… “
The woman looks at me shyly.
He twisted his body slightly, lowered his head, and looked coquettishly while only looking up at me.
“Oh, that doesn’t work.”
But my answer is fixed.
I left the place quickly, leaving only those words.
As I ran away(?), I glanced behind me.
The woman seemed to be in some kind of shock and just stood there looking at me.
